Former Penn Hills municipal building set to be sold after 2 years on market
Penn Hills Council is in the process of selling the municipality’s old headquarters along Frankstown Road.
According to a sale agreement, Narinder Singh and Kulwant Kaur will buy the building in a cash deal for $175,000.
The prospective owners were not available for comment. Michael Pirollo, the property’s real estate agent, declined to comment on Singh’s and Kaur’s plans.
The building at 12245 Frankstown Road has sat vacant for nearly two years since municipal staff moved to a new, $12.3 million municipal complex on Duff Road. Since then, the municipality has searched for a buyer.
Municipal Manager Scott Andrejchak hired Pirollo of Keller Williams Commercial in December 2018 to market the property. Pirollo initially listed the property for $800,000, but the asking price decreased to $275,000.
The property was then put out for a public bid.
Renee Dolney, the building’s sole bidder, agreed to purchase the property for $151,000 in September. She had about $2 million in funding lined up to transform the building into the Penn Hills Innovation Center, a professional building housing a variety of practices.
Her plans fell through once the coronavirus pandemic paralyzed the economy.
When Dolney’s plans fell through, Andrejchak said the municipality was approached by a second buyer.
“In order to keep the process legal, we advertised it again and opened sealed bids,” the manager said. The property was advertised on May 12. Proposals were accepted until June 10.
The old building had housed police, EMS and administrative staff since 1968. It sits on about an acre of land and is valued at nearly $2.3 million, according to real estate records.
The municipality has appealed the property’s tax assessment, which yearly equates to $86,000. According to real estate records, the appeal still awaits a hearing from the Allegheny County Board of Viewers.
Council was scheduled to vote on the property’s current sale agreement during a virtual meeting July 20.
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